Display-rack for clothing.



No. 892,218. PATBNTED JUNE 30, 1908. E. BRUMBERG & A. D. RESLER. DISPLAY RACK FOR CLOTHING.

APPLIOAT ON IILBD MAY 10. 1907.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELI BRUMBERG AND ALBERT D. RESLER, OF MONTESANO, WASHINGTON.

DISPLAY-RACK FOR CLOTHING.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Em BR'UMBERG and ALBERT D. REsLnn, citizens of the United States, residing at i\lontesano, in the county of Chehalis and State oi W'ashington, have invented a new and usel'ul Display-Rack for Clothing, of which the following is a spcci'iication.

The invention relates to improvements in display racks for clothing.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of display racks for clothing, and to provide a simple and com parativelyinexpensive display rack, designed for holding coats, vests and pants, and adapt ed to afford ready access to the same from either side of it.

A further object 01' the invention is to provide a display rack of this character, adapted to economize floor space and having means for suspending or hanging the coats and vests of suits of clothing from its upper portion, and rovided at its lower portion with shelves, adhpted to receive the trousers, and capable of being swung outwardly from either side of the display'rack to permit the particular trousers of a suit to be selected without stooping beneath the coats and vests.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for preventing the trousers shelves from accidentally swinging, when the display rack is moved and to enable dust and other accumulation to be readily swept from beneath the display rack.

WVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a clothing display rack, constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail sectional view, taken longitudinally of the display rack and illustrating the manner of swinging the trousers supporting shelves. Fig. 3 is a reverse plan view of one of the trousers supporting she ves. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view on the line of Fig. 2.

Like numerals of reference designate cor- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 10, 1907.

Patented June 30, 1908.

Serial No. 372,924.

responding parts in all the figures of the drawing.

The -l rame of the rack, which may be constructed either of wood or metal, or a combination oi both, is provided with vertical end bars or members 1, which are connected at their upper ends by a horizontal top bar or member 2, extending longitudinally of the rack, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawing. The top bar or member 2 may be conveniently formed integral with the end bars from a single piece of tubular metal. The upper portions of the end bars 1 are also connected by a garment hanger supporting rod 3, arranged adjacent to top bar 2, but spaced therefrom and secured at its terminals to the end bars by couplings 4, or other suitable means. The supporting rod or bar 3 is adapted to be engaged by books 5 of garment hangers 6, as illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawing. The garment hangers are designed for holding the coats and vests of a suit, and the frame of the rack may be constructed of any desired dimensions to provide a rack of the required capacity.

The frame of the rack is provided at the bottom with transversely disposed legs 7,

which are connected at their ends with the lower terminals of the end bars or members 1, and with the ends of a bottom longitudinal bar 8 by means of couplings 9. The couplings 9 are provided with vertical tubular portions 10 to receive the lower terminals of the end bars 1, and they have horizontally disposed tubular portions 11 and 12 to receive the legs 7 and the bottom bar 8. The horizontal tubular portion 11 extends laterally from each side of the other hor'izontal' tubular portion 12, and the latter is disposed longitudinally of the rack and projects inwardly towards the center of the same and from the horizontal tubular portions 1 1. Any other suitable means, however, may be employed for connecting the parts at the bottom of the rack. The legs, which are curved downwardly and outwardly, are of sutlicient length to afford a 'firm supporting base for the rack, when trousers supporting shelves 123 are swung outwardly from the longitudinal position illustrated in Fig. 1 to a transverse position at either side of the rack.

The frame of the rack is of sufficient height to enable the coats, suspended from the sup porting bar 3, to hang clear of the piles of trousers, arranged on the swinging shelves. The swinging shelves 13, which may be constructed of any suitable material, are referably tapered inwardly, as shown, an they extend inwardly from the ends of the rack and terminate short of the center thereof. The swinging shelves will be of sufficient size to accommodate the trousers of coats and vests supported by the rod 3. The rack may be constructed to accommodate any number of suits, and while the shelves will not vary greatly in size, the space between the inner ends of the shelves will vary according to the size of the rack.

Each shelf is su ported by a bracket 14, consisting preferab fy of a vertically disposed triangular plate or web, and provided at the top and bottom thereof with eyes 15 and 16, arranged on the end bars 1, which form pivots or pintles for the swinging shelves.

The brackets are supported by the base of the frame, and the shelves are prevented, by locking devices 17, from accidentally swinging when the rack is moved. The locking devices of the swinging shelves engage the bottom bar 8, which is provided with a central raised portion 18, cooperating with the locking devices and adapted to afford the necessary space for permitting a broom, or other device, to be used for removing the dust or other accumulation from beneath the rack. The raised portion is formed by bending the bottom bar 8 at opposite sides of the center to form an intermediate arched portion, and the top of the arch is straight, and is engaged by depending lugs 19 of the locking devices.

Each locking device consists of a plate or body portion, hinged at one end to the lower face of the shelf and extending beyond the inner end thereof and provided at the ex tended portion or front with a handle 20. The rear end of the body portion of the locking device is provided with an eye 21 to receive a pintle 22, which passes through registering eyes 23 of a leaf or hinge element 24.

The leaf or hinge element 24 is suitably secured to the lower face of the shelf, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawing. The

front handle portion 20 is substantially L- sha ed, and it extends above the plane of the she f to enable it to be conveniently grasped by a salesman, or other person. The lugs 19 are arranged in pairs, and are spaced apart to receive the raised or arched portion 18 of the bottom of the rack, and they are held in engagement with the same by means of s rings 25, secured to the lower faces of the s elves at one end, and having their free ends bearing against the upper faces of the body portions of the locking devices. The downward movement of the locking devices is limited by means of loop-shaped stops 26, through which the body portions of the locking devices pass. The loop-shaped stops, which are substantially U-shaped, consist of vertical sides and an integral horizontal connecting portion, which extends beneath the body portion of the locking device. The springs also pass through the loop-shaped stops, being secured to the shelves in rear of the same, and having their free ends arranged adjacent to the inner ends of the shelves.

When it is desired to swing either of the trousers supporting shelves to one side or the other, the locking device is raised to lift the lugs 19 out of engagement with the bottom bar of the supporting frame. This releases the shelf, which may then swing in either direction. By this construction easy access to the clothes may be had from both sides of the rack. The brackets, which support the swinging shelves, are located in the space or recess 27 between the raised or arched portion of the bottom bar and the end bars 1, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawing.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 1* 1. A display rack comprising a frame provided at the bottom with a raised portion adapted to permit a brush'or broom to be used beneath the rack, and a shelf hinged to the rack and provided with locking means engaging the raised portion of the bottom of the frame. A

2. A display rack comprising a frame hav ing a bottom bar or member provided at an intermediate point with a raised portion and having end recesses, hinged brackets mounted in the recesses between the raised portion and the ends of the frame, and shelves carried by the brackets.

3. A display rack comprising a frame having a bottom bar or member provided at an intermediate point with a raised portion, hinged brackets mounted in the space between the raised portion and the ends of the frame, and shelves carried by the brackets and provided with looking devices engaging the raised portion of the bottom bar or member.

4. A display rack comprising a frame having end bars and provided with a longitudinal bottom bar, said bottom bar being provided with an intermediate raised or arched portion, a shelf hinged to one of the end bars and extending therefrom to a point adjacent to the said raised or arched portion, and a locking device carried by the shelf and having means for engaging the arched or raised portion of the bottom bar.

5. A display rack comprising a frame, a horizontally swinging shelf hinged to the frame, a locking device hinged to the bottom of the shelf and provided with means for engaging the frame, a spring for holding the locking device in engagement with the frame, and a stop for limiting the movement of the locking device.

6. A display rack comprising a frame, a horizontally swinging shelf hinged to the frame, a locking device hinged to the bottom of the shelf and provided With means for engaging theframe, a spring; for holding the locking device in engagement with the frame, and a loop-shaped stop depending from the shelf and receiving and limiting the downward movement of the locking device.

7. A display rack comprising a frame having" a bottom bar or member, a hinged shelf mounted on the frame, and a locking device carried by the shelf and having depending lugs spaced apart to receive the hottom bar of the frame and engagingthe same.

-S. A display rack eom 'n'ising a frame, a shelf extending longitudinally of the frame and hinged at its outer end to the same, said shelf being normally located Within the frame and arranged to swinghorizontally from either side thereof, and a locking de vice projecting from the inner end of the shelf and engaging the frame.

In testimony, that we claim the foregoing our own, we have hereto affixed our signatures in the presence of two Witnesses.

ELI BRUB'IBERG. ALBERT D. RESLER. l/Vitnesses JosEPn II. Frrz, T. F. BROWN. 

